Articles filed under Wisconsin
-
Whooping cough hits Wisconsin hard this yearDec 27, 2012 6:40 am - MADISON, Wis. — The whooping cough hit Wisconsin residents hard this year. According to the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, there were nearly 5,700 confirmed and pr...
-
Tolkien class at Wis. university proves popularDec 25, 2012 5:00 am - MILWAUKEE — The vast collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts initially sold senior Joe Kirchoff on Marquette University, so when the school offered its first course dev...
-
Wisconsin: No booze on Rose Bowl-bound truckDec 24, 2012 6:30 am - MADISON, Wis. — There will be no alcohol on Wisconsin’s Rose Bowl-bound equipment truck this year. The athletic department policy change prohibits transporting alcohol t...
-
1 wheel, twice the fun for unicycle fansDec 24, 2012 4:00 am - ROBERTS, Wis. — Thumping sounds reverberated through a western Wisconsin gym on a recent Thursday night, as unicycle seats regularly slipped from under their riders and ...
-
Man in Santa suit hits Dane Co. deputy, arrestedDec 24, 2012 3:14 am - MADISON, Wis. — A 69-year-old man in a Santa suit was arrested for drunken driving after authorities say he struck a Dane County Sheriff’s deputy who was directing traff...
-
Repayment of child care subsidy funds is slow in WisconsinDec 24, 2012 3:14 am - MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin is trying to recover more than $8 million from roughly 300 child care providers shut down for cheating the taxpayer-subsidized Wisconsin Shares pro...
-
Man arrested in Wisconsin for alleged 12th DWIDec 24, 2012 3:14 am - PORTAGE, Wis. — A driver in Columbia County is accused of driving while intoxicated — for the 12th time. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says authorities got an an...
-
Wis. court expected to rule on domestic registryDec 20, 2012 6:55 am - MADISON, Wis. — A state appeals court is expected to rule on whether Wisconsin’s domestic partnership registry violates the state constitution’s ban on gay marriage. The...
-
Hundreds of schools closed in WisconsinDec 20, 2012 6:43 am - MADISON, Wis. — Students across Wisconsin have a day off. Hundreds of schools canceled classes as a major snowstorm moved into the state. Madison, Prairie du Chien. La ...
-
$1 million Mega Millions winner in MilwaukeeDec 19, 2012 9:29 am - MADISON, Wis. — Someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket on Milwaukee’s south side will be having a very merry Christmas. The Wisconsin lottery says the ticket is a $1...